New (old) Toy!!!

[Rob_O]

Thought you guys might like to see what I picked up this weekend



Yanmar 276D. 27 HP diesel, 4WD, hydroshift, Independent PTO with a 5' bush hog for $2500. Needs a little time and money thrown at it, but should be a great tractor with a pair of tires, new blades on the deck and fresh fluids in everything

[peternap]

Thought you guys might like to see what I picked up this weekend



Yanmar 276D. 27 HP diesel, 4WD, hydroshift, Independent PTO with a 5' bush hog for $2500. Needs a little time and money thrown at it, but should be a great tractor with a pair of tires, new blades on the deck and fresh fluids in everything

Very Nice Rob!

[glenn kangiser]

Nice tractor and great price.

[waggin]

I'm just starting to look into tractors, but that sounds like a score to me.  What sort of uses do you have planned for it?  Are you planning on other attachments? 

[Rob_O]

Nice tractor and great price.

I'm just starting to look into tractors, but that sounds like a score to me.  What sort of uses do you have planned for it?  Are you planning on other attachments? 

I think I got a pretty good deal. Previous owner had gotten out of the lawn care business and seemed to want it out of his back yard immediately if not sooner. It runs like a champ, just needs some work to pretty it up

Attachments... I want one of everything! High on the list are a grader box, a landscape rake and a boom pole, with those and the bush hog I can handle most of my current needs. Chipper/shredder would be real handy but they cost as much as the tractor 

[texasgun]

A handy inexpensive add on is a 3 point dirt scoop.

[peternap]

I think I got a pretty good deal. Previous owner had gotten out of the lawn care business and seemed to want it out of his back yard immediately if not sooner. It runs like a champ, just needs some work to pretty it up

Attachments... I want one of everything! High on the list are a grader box, a landscape rake and a boom pole, with those and the bush hog I can handle most of my current needs. Chipper/shredder would be real handy but they cost as much as the tractor 

A moldboard plow is real handy even if you don't farm. I dig cable trenches, drainage ditches and lots of other things with mine...plus, they plow pretty well. Generally, you can get them used real cheap.

If you're planning on growing more than a small garden, a small disk is almost a must.

[Rob_O]

A note to those who have not learned this already. There is nothing fun about changing bush hog blades, and if someone gives you a "deal" on a deck because it needs new blades they're not doing you any favors

My deck was "free with purchase". After the time, fuel and money I spent getting parts and fixing this thing I could have bought one that worked and come out ahead 

On the bright side, I now have a working bush hog deck and got to make some passes up the driveway. Tomorrow is going to warm and sunny and I have much mowing to do before the rain arrives

[peternap]

A note to those who have not learned this already. There is nothing fun about changing bush hog blades, and if someone gives you a "deal" on a deck because it needs new blades they're not doing you any favors

My deck was "free with purchase". After the time, fuel and money I spent getting parts and fixing this thing I could have bought one that worked and come out ahead 

On the bright side, I now have a working bush hog deck and got to make some passes up the driveway. Tomorrow is going to warm and sunny and I have much mowing to do before the rain arrives

I love changing blades
http://vimeo.com/14530937

[Sassy]

That's a pretty classic video there, Peter 

[peternap]

That's a pretty classic video there, Peter 

Yep! I may sell it as a faith video. God looks after Fools, Children and the Stoopid.

[Rob_O]

I love changing blades

Where's the torch set and the BFH?